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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

December 15, 2023

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a compilation of video games developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Konami. It features thirteen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games developed by Konami between 1989 and 1994. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows via Steam, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in August 2022.

Content edit

The Cowabunga Collection compiles thirteen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games developed by Konami between 1989 and 1994, listed below.[1]

Titles included in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
Released (NA) Title Original system Local players Online multiplayer
1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) NES Single-player No
1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade) Arcade Multiplayer Yes
1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game NES Multiplayer No
1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan Game Boy Single-player No
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Arcade Multiplayer Yes
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers Game Boy Single-player No
1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project NES Multiplayer Yes[2]
1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time SNES Multiplayer Yes[3]
1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist Sega Genesis Multiplayer Yes
1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue Game Boy Single-player No
1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (SNES) SNES Multiplayer Yes
1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Sega Genesis) Sega Genesis Multiplayer No
1994 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (NES) NES Multiplayer No

The Cowabunga Collection adds save states, rewind functions, button mapping, as well as online capabilities in certain games and local co-op in all games where it was originally intended.[4] It also features an in-game museum that offers previously unseen development art, sketches and game design material for the titles.[5] Almost every game includes both the Western and Japanese versions, with the exceptions being the arcade version of Turtles in Time and the NES version of Tournament Fighters, which did not have Japanese versions.[6]

Development and release edit

The compilation was developed by Digital Eclipse, who had previously worked on other retro collections, such as The Disney Afternoon Collection and Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection.[6]

The Cowabunga Collection was announced as part of the PlayStation State of Play event on March 9, 2022.[7] The game was also featured at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on August 30, 2022.[8][9] A limited edition physical version of the game was also released, containing a cloth poster, an acrylic diorama, an enamel pin set, 12 Tournament Fighters cards, and a 180-page artbook. The box art and cloth poster were designed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman.[10][11]

Reception edit

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection received "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[12][13][14][15] By April 7, 2023 the release had sold over 1 million copies.[27]

References edit

  1. ^ Moore, Bo (2022-03-09). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ Barker, Sammy (April 4, 2023). "Retro Compilation TMNT: Cowabunga Collection Adds Online to The Manhattan Project". Push Square. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection Receives Major New Update". 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collections brings 13 classic games to Switch". Pocket Tactics. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  5. ^ Watton, Neil (2022-03-10). "The Cowabunga Collection brings together the finest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games". TheXboxHub. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  6. ^ a b "Konami announces 'TMNT Cowabunga Collection' including 13 games". NME. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  7. ^ "PlayStation announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection". VentureBeat. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  8. ^ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is pure nostalgia". Destructoid. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  9. ^ Bailey, Kat (2022-07-21). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Has a Release Date". IGN. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  10. ^ "TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection is getting a Limited Edition Collector's Set this year". Nintendo Wire. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  11. ^ "This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Limited Edition Is A Fan's Dream". Nintendo Life. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  12. ^ a b "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection for PlayStation 5 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection for Xbox Series X Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  16. ^ Carter, Chris (August 29, 2022). "Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection". Destructoid. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  17. ^ Shive, Chris (August 29, 2022). "Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  18. ^ Legarie, Destin (August 31, 2022). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Review". IGN. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  19. ^ Massey, Tom (August 29, 2022). "Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection - The New Gold Standard For Retro Compilations". Nintendo Life. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  20. ^ Wong, Kevin (September 1, 2022). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection' review: nostalgia hit". NME. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  21. ^ Ronaghan, Neal (August 29, 2022). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Review - Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  22. ^ McCrae, Scott (August 29, 2022). "Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (PS5) - A Radical Bundle with an Incredible Gallery". Push Square. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  23. ^ Mejia, Ozzie (August 29, 2022). "TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection review: Turtles across the ages". Shacknews. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  24. ^ Musgrave, Shaun (August 29, 2022). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection' and 'Kirby's Dream Buffet' and More". TouchArcade. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  25. ^ Stuart, Keith (September 14, 2022). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection review – worth shelling out". The Guardian. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  26. ^ Scullion, Chris (August 29, 2022). "Review: TMNT The Cowabunga Collection sums up the era in a half-shell". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  27. ^ Bailey, Kat (April 7, 2023). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection Sells 1 Million Copies". IGN Africa. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website  

December 15, 2023
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection is a compilation of video games developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Konami It features thirteen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games developed by Konami between 1989 and 1994 It was released for Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows via Steam Xbox One and Xbox Series X S in August 2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga CollectionDeveloper s Digital EclipsePublisher s KonamiSeriesTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesPlatform s Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X SReleaseAugust 30 2022Genre s VariousMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Content 2 Development and release 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksContent editThe Cowabunga Collection compiles thirteen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games developed by Konami between 1989 and 1994 listed below 1 Titles included in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection Released NA Title Original system Local players Online multiplayer1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES NES Single player No1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Arcade Multiplayer Yes1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Arcade Game NES Multiplayer No1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fall of the Foot Clan Game Boy Single player No1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time Arcade Multiplayer Yes1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II Back from the Sewers Game Boy Single player No1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III The Manhattan Project NES Multiplayer Yes 2 1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV Turtles in Time SNES Multiplayer Yes 3 1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Hyperstone Heist Sega Genesis Multiplayer Yes1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Radical Rescue Game Boy Single player No1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters SNES SNES Multiplayer Yes1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters Sega Genesis Sega Genesis Multiplayer No1994 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters NES NES Multiplayer NoThe Cowabunga Collection adds save states rewind functions button mapping as well as online capabilities in certain games and local co op in all games where it was originally intended 4 It also features an in game museum that offers previously unseen development art sketches and game design material for the titles 5 Almost every game includes both the Western and Japanese versions with the exceptions being the arcade version of Turtles in Time and the NES version of Tournament Fighters which did not have Japanese versions 6 Development and release editThe compilation was developed by Digital Eclipse who had previously worked on other retro collections such as The Disney Afternoon Collection and Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection 6 The Cowabunga Collection was announced as part of the PlayStation State of Play event on March 9 2022 7 The game was also featured at San Diego Comic Con 2022 It was released for the Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox One and Xbox Series X S on August 30 2022 8 9 A limited edition physical version of the game was also released containing a cloth poster an acrylic diorama an enamel pin set 12 Tournament Fighters cards and a 180 page artbook The box art and cloth poster were designed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co creator Kevin Eastman 10 11 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic NS 83 100 12 PC 78 100 13 PS5 79 100 14 XSXS 81 100 15 Review scoresPublicationScoreDestructoid8 10 16 Hardcore Gamer4 5 17 IGN7 10 18 Nintendo Life nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 Nintendo World Report9 10 21 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 20 Push Square nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 22 Shacknews9 10 23 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 25 TouchArcade5 5 24 Video Games Chronicle nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 26 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection received generally favorable reviews according to the review aggregator Metacritic 12 13 14 15 By April 7 2023 the release had sold over 1 million copies 27 References edit Moore Bo 2022 03 09 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection Announced IGN Retrieved 2022 06 10 Barker Sammy April 4 2023 Retro Compilation TMNT Cowabunga Collection Adds Online to The Manhattan Project Push Square Retrieved April 12 2023 TMNT The Cowabunga Collection Receives Major New Update 22 December 2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collections brings 13 classic games to Switch Pocket Tactics Retrieved 2022 04 25 Watton Neil 2022 03 10 The Cowabunga Collection brings together the finest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games TheXboxHub Retrieved 2022 06 10 a b Konami announces TMNT Cowabunga Collection including 13 games NME 2022 03 10 Retrieved 2022 06 10 PlayStation announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection VentureBeat 2022 03 09 Retrieved 2022 06 10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection is pure nostalgia Destructoid 2022 03 09 Retrieved 2022 06 10 Bailey Kat 2022 07 21 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection Has a Release Date IGN Retrieved 2022 07 22 TMNT The Cowabunga Collection is getting a Limited Edition Collector s Set this year Nintendo Wire 2022 04 26 Retrieved 2022 06 16 This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection Limited Edition Is A Fan s Dream Nintendo Life 2022 04 18 Retrieved 2022 06 16 a b Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection for Switch Reviews Metacritic Retrieved August 29 2022 a b Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection for PC Reviews Metacritic Retrieved August 29 2022 a b Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection for PlayStation 5 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved August 29 2022 a b Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection for Xbox Series X Reviews Metacritic Retrieved August 29 2022 Carter Chris August 29 2022 Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection Destructoid Retrieved August 29 2022 Shive Chris August 29 2022 Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection Hardcore Gamer Retrieved August 29 2022 Legarie Destin August 31 2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection Review IGN Retrieved August 31 2022 Massey Tom August 29 2022 Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection The New Gold Standard For Retro Compilations Nintendo Life Retrieved August 29 2022 Wong Kevin September 1 2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection review nostalgia hit NME Retrieved September 1 2022 Ronaghan Neal August 29 2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection Review Review Nintendo World Report Retrieved August 29 2022 McCrae Scott August 29 2022 Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection PS5 A Radical Bundle with an Incredible Gallery Push Square Retrieved August 29 2022 Mejia Ozzie August 29 2022 TMNT The Cowabunga Collection review Turtles across the ages Shacknews Retrieved August 29 2022 Musgrave Shaun August 29 2022 SwitchArcade Round Up Reviews Featuring TMNT The Cowabunga Collection and Kirby s Dream Buffet and More TouchArcade Retrieved August 29 2022 Stuart Keith September 14 2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection review worth shelling out The Guardian Retrieved September 14 2022 Scullion Chris August 29 2022 Review TMNT The Cowabunga Collection sums up the era in a half shell Video Games Chronicle Retrieved August 29 2022 Bailey Kat April 7 2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection Sells 1 Million Copies IGN Africa Retrieved April 13 2023 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection amp oldid 1183048687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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